Legal, because this fire truck is an unlicensed fire truck, and the toll station charges for unlicensed local fire rescue vehicles in compliance with regulations.
On October 10, a short video on Douyin quickly became a hot topic among netizens. In the video, a head of the administrative law enforcement brigade in Taojiang County, Yiyang said that the fire truck was going to put out a fire. When the fire truck turned on the alarm and was about to go out, it was asked by the staff of the highway toll station to pay a toll. The work of Hunan Expressway Yiyang Branch The personnel explained that "it is true that they participated in fire fighting, but they cannot provide free evidence, so they do not have this right."
On October 11, the reporter contacted the Pingdong Expressway of Hunan Expressway Yiyang Branch At Taohuajiang Toll Station, the station manager Kuang told reporters that this was indeed the case, mainly because the fire truck was an unlicensed local fire rescue vehicle and did not meet the requirements for free vehicles. "Currently, we are coordinating with the unit to which this fire rescue vehicle belongs," station director Kuang said.
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High-speed fire fighting process of fire trucks
At around 5 pm on October 9, a car spontaneously ignited on Pingdong Expressway. It is understood that the driver, Mr. Xia, and his colleagues drove to Taojiang County from Daligang Interchange on Pingdong Expressway after completing official business in Daligang Town. Shortly after the car was driving on the highway, they noticed smoke coming from the hood of the car, so they immediately pulled over to check. The front part of the car suddenly burst into flames. Mr. Xia and the others immediately left the car, moved to a safe area, and called the police to the Daligang Town Government for help.
After receiving the call for help, the Daligang Town Emergency Fire Brigade immediately dispatched a fire rescue vehicle to the scene. When the emergency fire brigade was preparing to get on the highway from the Dali Port Town toll station, because the local fire truck did not have a license plate, the staff lowered the railing and said that the fire truck needed to have a card to get on the highway. Due to the emergency situation at the time, the rescue personnel of the fire truck immediately went to the scene to put out the fire.
According to Mr. Peng of the Daligang Town Emergency Fire Brigade who participated in the rescue, after the fire was extinguished, they continued to drive to the Taohuajiang Toll Station and prepared to get off the highway to return. The vehicle passed smoothly without being charged, but was stopped while waiting for their fire truck to pass. The staff said that a toll of 20 yuan would be charged. "At that time, our driver stated his intention to take the expressway. According to common sense, it should not be There is a toll, but the toll station staff said that this vehicle is not a free vehicle and must be charged." Mr. Peng said that they collected a toll of 40 yuan every time.
On the morning of October 11, the Yiyang Branch of Hunan Expressway Group, Taojiang County Fire Rescue Brigade, and the People’s Government of Daligang Town, Taojiang County discussed the matter of "Fire trucks in Daligang Town, Taojiang County were charged for high-speed firefighting" friendly communication.
Hunan Expressway Group Yiyang Branch fully affirmed the rescue actions of Daligang Town Emergency Fire Brigade, and expressed its gratitude to Daligang Town Emergency Fire Brigade for going to the highway to rescue the spontaneously igniting car as soon as possible after receiving the fire alarm. In accordance with the principles of emergency rescue and response, we proactively refunded the round-trip toll fee of 40 yuan for the Daligang Town Fire Brigade.
The scene of the rule of law - a fire truck was charged a toll of 40 yuan for fighting a fire at high speed? The official notification is here